20:30 Leopardstown
Thursday 17 July 2025
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Irish Champions Festival Handicap
- 3YO plus | 1m 4f 180y | Good | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 2m 46.97s
T: N MeadeJ: Chris Hayes
Mid-division, 4th halfway, ridden along to lead 2f out, faced challenge inside final furlong, kept on well, just held on final strides op 5/2
T: D H KellyJ: J S Dalton (10)
Mid-division, 5th halfway, raced wide approaching straight, ridden along over 1f out, went clear with winner inside final furlong, kept on but just held final strides op 12/1
T: S LaveryJ: Rory Cleary
Mid-division, 6th halfway, headway to 4th over 2f out, switched left 2f out and bumped rival, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 6/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen
Towards rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, headway to 5th when ridden over 2f out, bumped 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 10/3
T: D A McLoughlinJ: James Ryan (3)
Towards rear, pushed along under 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, switched right and ridden under 2f out, kept on one pace tchd 66/1
T: C TimmonsJ: Colin Keane
Prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, led briefly, weakened quickly under 2f out, no extra op 9/1
T: C O'BrienJ: Keithen Kennedy (5)
Settled towards rear, 7th halfway, pushed along under 4f out, badly hampered under 2f out, no extra, tailed off tchd 25/1
T: T MullinsJ: J A Heffernan
Slowly into stride, in rear, 2 lengths detached and ridden over 3f out, tailed off op 8/1 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1
T: Dermot KilmartinJ: Ronan Whelan
Led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened quickly over a furlong out, tailed off op 11/2
Also Ran
T: J J HanlonJ: G M Ryan
Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along 3f out, clipped heels and unseated rider when short of room under 2f out tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€3.75Pl:€1.70, €4.40, €1.70EX:€62.20Trifecta:€457.40Tricast:€226.70SF:€64.02
Forecasts
Tatum (11/4), Ob La Di (3/1), Miss Nifty (4/1), Pearl Jewel (7/1), La Dame Blanche (8/1), Super Exceed (9/1), Louiescall (20/1), Pavilion End (22/1), Los Toldos (22/1), Nita (50/1)
Plenty are in with a shout but TATUM looks the way to go on the back of her excellent second in a big-field Fairyhouse handicap last time out. In-form top-weight Ob La Di is next on the list with Super Exceed, La Dame Blanche and Miss Nifty all in the picture too. Pearl Jewel completes the shortlist.
- TATUM (IRE)
- OB LA DI (IRE)
- SUPER EXCEED (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €999.005th: €600.006th: €401.00
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